Last Sunday was Star Wars Day. I received a lot of hits on my first post ever; I guess pastors were looking for ways to incorporate Star Wars into their sermons. In honor of May 4, here’s a repost of my first post ever at The Christian Nerd. Star Wars is our great modern mythology. MostRead more
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Remember. I can’t imagine Joshua had it easy taking over for Moses. Moses had led the nation of Israel for decades. He stood up to Pharaoh and led them through the Red Sea. Moses met with God face-to-face and gave the people the Law. When the people rebelled against God, Moses led them through theRead more
The 1969 Cubs were cursed by a black cat and missed the playoffs. I’m a huge sports fan, something that I haven’t really kept a secret. Most people don’t think that sports are very nerdy, but it’s very easy to be a huge sports nerd. Baseball fans can memorize one hundred years’ worth of statistics.Read more
In Revelation Jesus admonishes the Ephesian church for abandoning its first love. The Ephesians loved Christ more than anything, he was their first love, but that love had waned. Like a candle dying as it nears its end, the Ephesians’ love for Jesus was slowly burning out. My love for Jesus isn’t dying out, butRead more
I saw Amazing Spider-Man 2 on Saturday morning after a long day on Friday. We had an event for our youth group on Friday and I was pretty much at church from 10:00am until 1:00am. The exhaustion caused by the long day and my general lack of interest in ASM2 didn’t get me very excitedRead more
I didn’t know anything about George R. R. Martin’s fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire before HBO’s series Game of Thrones. While I’ve watched some episodes of the television series, I have been much more invested in the novels. I read the first book before the first season, the second book before theRead more